# Screen Break

> Reminds you to take breaks or look away at regular intervals to reduce eye strain. Users can customize the extension by adjusting the frequency of the interval, sounds, and overall appearance.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/screen-break](https://chrome-stats.com/d/screen-break)

## Overview

- **ID:** `screen-break`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** DeVilla
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 25
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.67 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-17
- **First published:** 2020-07-11
- **Size:** 529 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/screen-break/)

## Description

Screen Break is an intuitive Firefox add-on that reminds you to take breaks at regular intervals to reduce eye strain. Customize the extension to adjust the frequency, sounds, and appearance.

## Rankings

- #21,899 — Overall
- #10 — break
- #121 — screen time
- #145 — appreciate
- #145 — reduce
- #153 — screen

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/screen-break)